African Methodist Episcopal v. Ward

PUBLISH IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT 08/25/99 No. 98-8393 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D. C. Docket No. 5:95-CV-454-2(DF) THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, versus MARIE WARD, Individually and as a Trustee of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, WILLIE M. REID, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (August 25, 1999) Before TJOFLAT and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and BRIGHT*, Senior Circuit Judge.…